Bookkeeping form



Febo 20, l

' Hl Hl BOOKKEEPING FORM.

ORIGIHALFILED IMK. 20. 1920.

Patented Fen 20, i923..

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HARRY warnen, or eiaANTWoon, new 'Jansma BOOKKEEPING FOB/NL Application filed March 20, 1920, Serial No, 357,541.

To all 'Lo/wm t may concern.'

Be .it known that Hiiinar H. iViiLKnii, a citizen of the United States, residing at Grantwood, county of Bergen, and State of" New Jersey, have invented certain new `and useful Improvements in Bookkeeping Forms. fully described and `represented in a the following specification and the accomsheet `to writing, "or

panying drawings, forming a part of the same.

sheets for use in connection with bookkeeping and similar machines,` andv particularly with such machines ofthe well known Burroughs type. i i 1 n l In the use, in connection with such ma chines, of ledger or similar sheets, on which ent-ries such as debits and credits, `as well as balances and proofs yare made, and whichl entries it is the object of such inacliineto` make on such sheets, considerabie time has vheretofore been .lost by operators desiring to have good looking work in adjusting such entry, )ositioinnot only for an initial entry but alsoffor subsequent entries on the sheet. y v

Objection to the sheets now used has been made because of irregularity inthe position of' entries thereon7 which has been caused' by absence of properguiding means, as the machine referred to is a 'non-visible, or blind writing machine, and the position at which an entry is made is left to the guess oren# perience `ofthe operator. l i

Machines of this class are normally in operating position, that is, vwith the carriage and carriage 'roll and attached feed" board or sheet supporting shelf: so close to writing position in the machine that it is not possible, as the guide ou the machine isthenhid` "den from View, for the operator to see the true positionof the sheet` in the machine in order that'he mayy know where writing"` will appear. HForthisreason ythe carriage and j sheet supporting Vshelf or feed board of the machine must be pushedk back, laway from'- theA operator, or to non-operative position in 4 order to have them such a distance from the i machine proper as to permit the operator to see the guide and the top of the face-of the sheet while it is being fed to proper positionbetween the carriage roll and feed roll into the machine. JThe guides now` in use on such machines are hinged to the body of the machine, not to the carriage, (though lthey move withk the carriage when it-is rlhis inventionielates to improvements in ycurately as guess work Judgment or yexperience of Renewed September 27,1922. Serial No. 591,002;

pushedv forward `or backward) softhat kwhen the carriage is in operative or writing position the guide cannot be used toadjustthe sheet to properalignment. i i i v After being placed in feeding position the sheet must be fed or turned around between the carriage roll and,` its `contacting feed'rolh withthe `face of the sheet away from the operator and the sheet upside down either by a pull on the carriage operating handle or by the operators hand; then,`with one` of the lateral lines on the sheet, or the printed line thereon if' there be any, as a lateral guide."tlie sheet/is adjusted by the *operator to align with such sheet guide or rule at the front of the carriage roll as ac-` the operator `has taught hiin and the "care with which this is done determines thecharacter of the resulting work. Thecarriage must then be "returned to `normal or opera tive'position before entries may be made on f the sheet- The sheet, together lwith the carriage roll, vvmust then lbe turned up a distance,v either through pulling the carriage `roll op# i lerating 'handle "or turning the carriage roll which distance mustfbe left to the i the operator, in

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order` that an'fentry can be made` in proper position on the sheet. Entries in such machines are generally begun' a distance from shown, leaving space before mentioned objectionable backward `and 'forward carriage roll manipulationre-` quiredto attain the necessaryproper registry of the sheet in position for entries thereon, andto avoid the necessity that such adjustment be leftto the judgment orguess work of the operator, as is nownecessary. `With, this and other objects in view, the

4invention consists in certain novel features hereinafter fully"4 described in connection with the accompanying drawings which `il-` lustrate the invention in'its preferred form,

A represents al ledger sheet of a form in common use, provided with spaces B `at the orA the experience of` l60 in theIvv machine, and each top for data, such` as the name kand address of customer, the terms and particular store of the system from which the goods were purchased, etc., and having ai pair Eof double ruled horizontal lines C, D, separating the data spaces from the entry spaces andbc- 'neath the upper pair D of which dividing or separating lines entries are made, usually Iin verticall columns, and usually bearing heedfings,-`such las Chargesf7 Credits ilalaircef *,Prooff and also usually with sub-headings of Da-teand ,Description of Goods,etc., Vas shown. @ther and different -fheadin-gs maybe substituted or they may beomitted. .lA-series E of numerals, though other `suitaible identifying marks may be fznsedgfbeginning, rinthe e;-;amplenselected for Aillustration, -with vfigure l'in the iirstfdata A space*andcontinuing a chronological order :fertile-number desired or necessary in the .series.v This series, which .may be called ntheffeedaser-ies, will lpreferably be arranged atthe left of the balance column on 'the sheet, although it may be otherwise suitably placedonthe sheet. `A`Thepurposeoft-his feed fseriesof' indicating marks or figures E is -to'notifythe operator, as soon fas indicating .mark :appears above the `carriage guide 'on' the machine (not shown) that the Iloweror entry part'of thesheet is in-positionafor 'an entry'tobe'made onithe part ofi theV sheet Fbelow the vlines D'. f1-second" series off indicating or `identiiffyingflmarks' J also` comprisingnumerals in ifftheekam'ple selected for"illustration and `'falso beginning withztheifigure l and locat- 'redi in the first space for entry on the entry, -Jpartwll `of ther-sheet, which series-may be satermed .the entry series, and which series AlG'w'ill continue in chronological order to desi-red' i on necessary `theoperator?.the line onientry. part of the i s-sheet where) theentry `is to bemade, is yalso -.fpreferably employed, and preferably disuposefd laterally offthelsheet from therspace wit identifies. 1 A

Wheirthercarriageris in normal-or writing po'sitiomwhen new sheet is inposition for =writing on the first entry line, ligure l ofthe. 'feed' series will appear above the guide, but

if. thecarriage bethen pushed back to nonwritingposition, the-figure 1 of the entry series ,will appear above the guider.

i These "two series ofindicating i marks will preferably be spaced apart ai constantly predeterminedv distance.;l that is,v

rating niark of the vfeed seriesv E willprefrerably begin onlthe firstdata line B or the 'rfirstlinefon' the sheet which ican'be written on succeeding' mark ..,offthatlseries"will befonecarriageroll or vwriting space below f first indicatingmarkof the entry series will u preferably be at the point `in the entry space F where the first entry is to be made. lVith the firstk the number to indicate to it,jand the figure l or the Burroughs and the ledger vsheets l experimented with, I found there were 9 carriage roll spaces between the irst data line f and the first entry line. Therefore the figure 9 of the feed, series in the illustration select ed is the first one of the feed series to appear in the entry space vof the sheetisubstantially ,opposite the i of the entry series on that line. have also found these sheets `capable of taking about le entries. lt lwill be understood thannumerals or figures maybe used to accomplish the purpose ofthe'se two series of marks. l Although it isthought the operation "of inserting and aligning a sheet embodying the invcntionin its preferred form `will readily be understood from the foregoing, a vdescription of theoperation thereof will now be given.

The sheet A is placedtin the machine upsideidown'w'ith its face away from theioperator -betwen the carriage roll and feed roll until itis vgripped,as isusual Ain such opertions; the sheetis then turned around with the carriage roll andits feed rolleither by a pull on the usual operating handleattached to the carriage roll shaft or bythe hand of the operator until' the first indicating mark, l, of the feed series on vthe data line-at the *top of the sheet appears above the carriage rrroll. guide. The entries (name of customer7 etc.) on the data lines are usually inserted on the sheet before itis delivered to the bookkeeping machine operator. When the first indicating mark l of the feed series `appears within Ktheyision of the operator above `the guidef on the carriage roll 4of the ma` chine, itv will-indicate to him vthat-the sheet is f in position. for .the fmaking of thefirst entry in any `of the columns fon the first :line rin the entry space Ffof .tlie=slie`et-A.

' i In vselecting ai sheet to'vwrite upo'mand be-v fore placing'lthe sheet "in thepmachinehe 'operator willvnote 'whether any` entry has been alreadyy unadei inthe `entry..fspace F thereon andif thererhas he will'alsoznote the indicating :mark in the entry series opposite such entry in order that lie-may. knowithe nextnumber of the entry series-fandbe.prop-k yerly guided as to'where to stopandy the positionV on the sheet where the next succeeding vl entry is tov bez-.made "inV the entry space F.

Un the sheets or cards employedrfin connection with these'imachines, lthere are -usually-foneor'more blank columns as shown at Iand'G for indicating whetherrthefentry is a plusor aminus, which spaces may .be used for the 'purpose lofafiixing thereto, byl printing, pasting, yor `in any 'othersuitable -manl nerfapplying; either or both the ':feed leseries lof identifying marks, andthe "i entry series .of identifying niarks,or-they may both be so applied on or near the-vertically ruled lines in such manner as not to in any that other marks f way interfere with the entries or ruling, etc., as shown at H.

It will be understood that, although it is preferable to have the two on the sheet itself, this is one of such series of marks suitably applied to the table or tray where the supply ofI cards is kept, or such series may be applied to the lfeed board of the machine, and the operator, when removing the sheet for use, will note whether any former entry has been made. has been made, the operator will so note, but if a previous entry has been made, the oper` ator will carry in his mind the number opposite such previous entry, in order that he may be informed where he is to stop the sheet and make a succeeding entry.

It will be understood that the different series of identifying marks shall be so disposed that the marks of the feed vseries will indicate to the operator the correct position of writing on the entry part of the sheet substantially opposite the corresponding marks of the entry series; that is, the figures of the feed serieswill constantly predetermine the position for writing substantially opposite the entry series in the entry part F of the sheet, thus, in the case of initial entries, the figure l of the feed series shall, as shown, be substantially at the line` where the lirst entry is to be made on the dataline, or rst line where writing sheet and the ligure l7 shall at the same time be not essential, as

of the entry series at the point on the sheet where the first entry is to be made in series of marks may instead bel If no previous entry tween thel printing can commence on the the entry space under the lines D, which, in

the example shown, is substantially opposite y figure 9 of the feed series. Similarly, when figure 2 of the feed series appears it will indicate to the operator that the point of entry in the entry space F on the sheet opposite ligure 2 of the entry series is in proper position to receive an entry, and so on through the chronological series to the point where the last entry is to be made.

It is not necessary that the indicating marks of the two series be in exact' lateral register.

`What I claim is:`

l. A sheet of the class described having spaces for the reception of typewritten entries, and a series of identifying niarksrelated to said spaces and each identifying a particular space, said series of marks being displaced relative to the corresponding spaces an amount equal to the distance bepoint of the typewriter and the typewriter scale. i

2. A sheet of the class described provided with two vertically arranged series of simi lar identifying marks, the individual marks of each series being spaced apart the dis-` tance of one` line, one series of marks'being displaced relative to the other series an amount equal to the distance between the printing point and the Writer, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand. f

scale of the type-` HARRY H. WALKER. y 

